Quadragesima

See also: quadragesima and quadragésima

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin quadrāgēsima (“the fortieth part; Lent”), substantive of quadrāgēsimus (“fortieth”), Lent containing forty days, excluding Sundays.

Proper noun

Quadragesima

Lent
Lent The first Sunday in Lent.

Related terms

quadragesimal
Quadragesima Sunday

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